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I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way.

Hedy Lamarr

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Hedy Lamarr
Age: 86 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 9
Died: 2000
Died: January 19
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